Countdown to zero Erasmus Project

Project Title

Countdown to zero

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Home and justice affairs (human rights & rule of law); Environment and climate change; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

The project “Countdown to zero” is a transnational youth initiative organised by young people for young people. The core group of the project are two youth groups from Estonia and Slovakia. In the project we would like to expand our group, inspire and empower young people around us and involve them to the active life style and life-long learning process.
The red line of our project is responsibility. The main aim of the project “Countdown to zero” is to change consumer habits of young people in Narva and Sered in order to contribute to the sustainable development and justice. We expect that after our project young people in Narva and Sered will be more responsible in consumerism, they will think more what they buy and how it was produced.
Objectives of the project:
– to decrease consumerism among young people in Narva and Sered;
– to engage young people to buy more responsible;
– to engage young people to live more zero waste;
– to raise awareness about sustainable development and human rights among young people;
– to promote human rights and justice as a value;
– to empower youth and boots their active participation through various events and informational campaigns.
Target groups of the project:
– core group of the project from Estonia and Slovakia (15 people);
– young people 13-30 y.o from Narva and Sered;
– adults (our parents, teachers);
– other relevant stakeholders.
In Estonia and Slovakia we plan to implement different local activities such as:
– BESEDKA – meetings with experts – at least 6 activities in Estonia and Slovakia;
– zero waste work-shops – at least 10 activities in Estonia and Slovakia;
– Fair-trade week – information campaign + activities
– Fashion revolution week – information campaign + activities
– Sustainable development goals week – information campaign + activities
– Magazine, special edition;
– Community garden
– Youth zero waste festival.
And four transnational project meetings,

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 20850 Eur

Project Coordinator

VitaActive & Country: EE

Project Partners

• KC Priestor